Planespotting, the quiet joy of watching planes float their way through the sky, offers a mysterious blend of excitement and tranquillity. For enthusiasts, it's more than just a thrill, it's a sensory experience that taps into the human fascination with flight, machines and the vastness of the sky.

Whether from a balcony or from the window, distances feel expansive yet intimate, as   each aircraft connects otherworldiness in 'real' ground-time.

One of the greatest pleasures of planespotting is the unpredictability. Each passage - silent, then a low grumble that picks up its pitch, and then passes you setting off the same sonic trail in reverse - is a surprise darshan. You imagine the passengers inside - are they going home? Or are they flying off elsewhere?

For a few moments, you're the compass that directs the plane's trajectory. Even as you know you are invisible, the feeling that you are seeing 'them' is one of the great mysterious joys of randomised modern life. And, best of all, you're witness to something magnificent traversing the sky.